Kathleen Mangione, PT, PhD, FAPTA, professor in Arcadia’s Department of Physical Therapy, received the Carol B. Lewis Lecture Award at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) National Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) held in Houston, Texas, Feb. 13-15.  

The award honors a single individual in the geriatric physical therapy field who has excelled as a leader, administrator, practitioner, and/or mentor.  Dr. Mangione delivered her speech, “I Get Great Results with My Patients – What’s Wrong with the Research?” The speech focused on reframing perspectives for older adults when applying exercise physiology principles, sociological and psychological findings, and examining international practices. Dr. Mangione’s lecture addressed how utilizing these principles and findings can help interpret research trials.

Two other professors were awarded at the APTA Convention as well. Frederich Breidenbach PT, DPT, SCS, FAAOMPT, assistant professor of practice, and Phil McClure, PT, PhD, FAPTA, professor and chair for the Department of Physical Therapy, received the Davies-Gould Clinical Inquiry Award from the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy. The honor was given to Dr. Breidenbach and Dr. McClure for their outstanding work on their paper, “Applying Clinical Practice Guidelines on Chronic Headaches, Neck Pain and Chest Symptoms: A Single Case Report.”

Dr. Breidenbach and Dr. McClure’s paper discusses neck pain and chronic headaches as common conditions in the physical therapy practice. They also highlighted that clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are evidential forms that have been intended to decrease practice variability in the field. Their case study used a demonstration of a 37-year-old woman with neck pain to provide an example of administering the Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy Neck Pain Revision CPG to highlight limits and areas lacking in specificity of the practice.

Additionally, two students from Arcadia’s Movement Science Program, Andrew Babcanec ‘27PhD and Jeff Paskewitz ‘27PhD, have been awarded Travel Scholarships from the Biomechanics Special Interest Group from the Academy of Research in Physical Therapy.